How One Genius Pointed Billions of People the Right Way

On a rainy day in Detroit, a Ford engineer got confused, then soaked—and inspired. It took decades before he got any credit.

- BEN COHEN

Jim Moylan had a 35-year career at Ford before retiring in 2003.

Unless you worked for Ford's plastics, paint and vinyls division in the 1980s, you probably don't know the name Jim Moylan.